Automatically operated case for red lip-salve sticks



N 8, 1949 N. ZAKARIAN 2,437,505

AUTOMATICALLY OPERATED CASE FOR RED LIP-SALVE STICKS Filed June 4, 194728 Z4 Z9 Z6 3] 50 m v6)? for Mum/zen Z a/ ar/km Afro/"nay Patented Nov.8, 1949 AUTOMATICALLY OPERATED CASE EOR RED LIP-SALVE STICKS NouchenZakarian, Paris, France Application June 4, 1947, Serial No. 752,320

' In France August 16, 1946 7 Claims. (Cl. 206-56) The object of thepresent invention relates to an automatically operated case for a redlipsalve stick.

Usually cases for red lip-salve stick consist of a cylindrical sheathmade of brass or of any other appropriate alloy, the said sheath beingmore or less decorated with a pattern on its outer surface and withinwhich slides a socket in which one end of the lipsalve stick is fitted,the said socket being operated by means of a small stud projecting fromthe sheath and movable along a slit made on the length of thecylindrical sheath thereby moving the other end of the stick to becomefiush with the upper end of the sheath or to come out from the sheath tothe users convenience.

Many disadvantages result from this arrangement: the user of the sheathmust operate the red lip-salve stick in both directions first to make itflush with the upper end of the sheath and then to make it go back intothe sheath after she has used it. The stud operating the hollow socketwithin which one end of the stick has been fitted is sliding more orless conveniently in the slit which is out along the length of thesheath and very often the owner of the sheath experiences somedifiiculty in making the stick go back into its sheath. She stains herfingers; the stick rubs against the upper edges of the sheath and leavesscraps around the end of the sheath which spoil the handkerchief in herbag, etc.

The aim of the present invention is to obviate such inconveniences bythe use of my new type of casing for the red lip-salve stick whoseoperab tion is automatic, simple, convenient, clean and practical andwhich further permits the designing of more or less handsome and de luxepatterns whose external appearance is analogous to that of de luxecigarette-lighters for smokers. The case for a red lip-salve stick whichis the object of the present invention is characterized by the fact thatthe stick which is enclosed in the said case is capable of automaticallycoming out from the case and going back into it under the action of apneumatic operating device.

This invention will be understood better by referring to the attacheddrawing showing a preferred, but non restrictive, embodiment of theinvention.

On this drawing:

Fig. 1 is showing a side view of the outer appearance of the case forthe lip-salve stick in its real size;

Fig. 2 is showing a vertical section of the case at a larger scale;

Fig. 3 is showing a plane view of the case shown on Figs. 1 and 2.

According to Fig. 2 the case for the red lipsalve stick consists of twotubes I and 2, made of brass or any other appropriate alloy, which arejoined together at their lower ends 3, the ensemble being fixed on aplate 4 by means of two screws 5 and 5' with an intermediate packing 6.

Inside tube 2 the red lip-salve stick I is fitted in a socket 8 fixedupon a support 9 which acts as a piston within tube 2, support 9 beingconnected to an antagonistic spring in by means of an axle II providedwith a nut tightening a washer I 2 upon a packing I3.

At the upper end of tubes I and 2 a lid is provided, the said lid beingmade of two movable parts and which are distinct from one another. Oneof these parts I4 closing tube 2 is pivoted on an axle I5, the openingof this partial lid being operated by means of two spiral springs (seeFig. 3) whose object is counter-acted by that of a small cable I! woundupon an axle I5, the extremity of cable I! being attached to the base ofsupport 9.

A push-button I8 is slidable into a first chamber at the upper end oftube I and operates a washer I9 which acts as a compression piston incylinder I the push-button being connected to the washer by means of ascrew 2| tightening the said washer upon the base of the pushbutton withan intermediate packing 20.

The other part 22 of the lid which as said above is distinct from partI4 and which closes tube I is movable with the push-button I8.

Tube I is divided into two chambers or compartments; to wit: an upperchamber, which communicates at the lower end of the tube with a lowerchamber through a port, the lower chamber communicating with the lowerend of tube 2 and being provided with a port for the escape ofcompressed air.

3 A push-button 29 can be operated on the underface of the case; thestem of the said pushbutton is slidable in a thrust 25, which is itselfslidable in an opening provided in a threaded plug 30, which closes thelower chamber while the upper end of the stem is integral with awasher-like piece 25 carrying a gasket 21 when push-buttons l8 and 29.are at rest-the washerlike piece 25 is applied strongly by means of aspring 24 against the port which makes the upper chamber communicatewith the lower chamber while at the same time the said spring 2! appliesthe thrust 26 which carries a gasket 28 against the port which makes thelower chamber communicate outside.

When push-button I8 is pressed downward,

the air being compressed in the upper chamber passes through the upperport and pushes the:

washer-like piece 25 and its gasket 2'! downward, applies thrust 26 andits gasket 28. against the lower port which is thus made air-tight andflows from the tube 3 into tube 2. When the user of the case releasesher finger from button l8, the counter-action of spring 23 in the upperchamber allows piston is to come up and piece 2.5 and its gasket Z'l arestill applying against the upper port, this action being, repeated asoften as desired.

When the user wishes to make the lip-salve come down in tube 2, shepresses in push-button 29., thereby applying the washer-like piece. 25and its gasket 2? against the port at the bottom of the upper chamberand lifting up thrust 2t and itsgasket 28 uncovering the port atthebottom of the lower chamber thus allowing the compressed air to escapeand the lip-salve stick to come down in tube 2.

Tube 2 is also closed at its lower end by a plug 3| which makes itair-tight, the extremity of spring, ill being attached to plug 3i.

The ensemble described above is enclosed in a casing 32 which leansagainst base 3 and which can be made of brass or of any otherappropriate alloy or of plastic material and decorated or covered with apattern, etc. in order to give the said casing any desired finish andartistic appearance.

This casing operates as follows:

Holding the case with one hand only the user presses one finger on themovable part 22 of the lid, thus displacing piston l9 downward andcompressing. the air in the upper chamber of tube this air then lowersthe valve 25' and passes in the lower chamber of tube and thence in tube2 where it acts upon piston 52, pushing it upward and thereby making thered lip-salve stick I come up while at the same time the other movablepart I4 of the cover automatically opens owing to the fact that cable iiis no longer onposing the said opening action of the partial lid M onaccount of the upward movement of piston l2.

By repeating this action a limited number of times the user will makethe red lip-salve stick rise to the desired level where it will staywhile she uses it.

After it has been used she presses on button 29 thus lifting thrust 28the effect being that the compressed air within tube 2 is free to escapeand the stick i being urged by the antagonistic sprin IO- acting uponits support 9 will return to its first position, lid I4 closing itselfas piston I2 moves downward.

What I claim is:

1. A case for a red lip-salve stick comprising a chamber divided intotwo compartments, a lip-salve stick movable axially in one of the saidcompartments, means movable axially in the said first compartment andadapted to support the said stick, means movable in the secondcompartment for producing compressed air, an intermediate chambercommunicating with said first and second compartments, a. normallyclosed valve provided within said intermediate chamber, said valveadapted to be opened under the pressure of the compressed air to allowthe compressed air produced in the second compartment to flow therefrominto the first compartment under the supporting means movable in thefirst compartment, the said movable supporting means being adapted. tomake the stick come out in response to the action of the compressed air;a discharge outlet provided on the case for the escape of the compressedair; means adapted to pull the stick back in the first compartment inresponse to the escape of compressed air.

2. A case for ared lip-salvestick comprising a chamber divided into twocompartments, a lip-salve stick movable axially in one of the saidcompartments, means movable axially in the said first compartment andsupporting the said stick, a hand-controlled piston movable axiallywithin the second compartment, means to 0perate the said piston forproducing compressed air under the same, an intermediate chambercommunicating with both first and second compartments, a normally closedvalve provided within said intermediate chamber, said valve openingunder the pressure of the compressed air produced within the secondcompartment so as to allow the flow of said compressed air from saidsecond compartment into said first compartment under he supporting meansmovable in the first compartment, the said movable means being adaptedto make the stick come out of the case in response to the action ofcompressed air, a discharge outlet provided on the case for the escapeof the compressed air, valve means normally closing said outlet, handcontrolled means carried by said case and adapted to open said valve andto uncover the said discharge outlet, means adaptedto pullvthe stickback into the first compartment in response to the escape of compressedair.

3. A case for a red lip-salve stick comprising a chamber divided intotwo juxtaposed tubular compartments, a lip-salve stick movable axiallyin one of the said tubes, a piston movable axially in the said firsttube and adapted to support the said stick, a piston movable axially inthe second tube, a push-button mounted on the case adapted to operatethe said piston in the second tube and to produce compressed airthereunder, an intermediate chamber communicating with both the firstand second tubes, a valve provided within said intermediate chamber, aspring normally urging said' valve to closed position, said valveopening under the action of the compressed air produced in said secondtube by action of the piston sliding" therein, so as to provide for thedisplacement oi said compressed air from said second tube into saidfirst tube under the piston movable in the first tube and supporting thesaid stick, the said piston being adapted to come out'of the case inresponse to the action of compressed air, a discharge outlet provided onthe casefor the escape of the compressed air, ahand-controlledpush-buttonadapted to uncover the said discharge outlet,means adapted to pull the stick back in the first compartment inresponse to the escape of compressed air.

4. A case for a red lip-salve stick comprising a chamber divided intotwo juxtaposed tubular compartments, a lip-salve stick movable axiallyin one of the said tubes, 2. piston movable axially in the said firsttube and adapted to support the said stick, a piston movable axially inthe second tube, a push-button mounted on the case, adapted to operatethe said piston in the second tube and to produce compressed air, acompartment provided betweenthe said juxtaposed tubes and communicatingwith them, a check valve in the said compartment adapted to allow thecompressed air under the piston movable in the first tube supportin thesaid stick, the said piston being adapted to come out of the case inresponse to the action of compressed air, a discharge outlet provided inthe case for the escape of the compressed air, a hand-controlledpushbutton adapted to uncover the said discharge outlet, an antagonisticspring, one end of which is attached to the said piston in the firsttube, the other end being attached to the bottom of this tube andadapted to bring the said piston to its initial position in response tothe escape of compressed air, a lid on the first tube containing thelip-salve stick, means for opening and closing the said lid as the stickcomes out of the case and goes back into the case.

5. A case for a red lip-salve stick comprising a chamber divided intotwo juxtaposed tubular compartments, a lip-salve stick movable axiallyin one of the said tubes, a piston movable axially in the said firsttube and adapted to support the said stick, a hand-controlled pistonmovable axially in the second tube, a push-button mounted on the caseadapted to operate the said piston in the second tube and to compressthe air in the said tube, an antagonistic spring in the said second tubeadapted toreturn the piston in the second tube back'to its initialposition when the push-button is released, a compartment providedbetween the said juxtaposed tubes communicating with them, a check valvein the said compartment adapted to allow the compressed air under thepiston movable in the first tube. supporting the said stick, the said,

stick being adapted to come out of the case in response to the action ofcompressed air, a discharge outlet provided on the case for the escapeof compressed air, a hand-controlled pushbutton adapted to uncover thesaid discharge outlet, an antagonistic spring, one end of which isattached to the said piston in the first tube, the

other end being attached to the bottom of this tube and adapted to bringthe said piston back to its initial position in response to the escapeof compressed air, a lid pivotably mounted upon an axle provided on theedge of the upper end of the said first tube, a spiral spring wound uponthe aforesaid axle and adapted to cause the opening of the said lid, 2.small cable Wound at the end upon the said axle, and attached at theother end to the piston moving in the first tube, thus arrangement beingadapted to keep the lid shut when the stick has returned to its initialposition.

6. A case for a red lip-salve stick comprising two cylinders, alip-salve stick, a piston supporting said stick, said stick and saidsupporting piston both being positioned within one of said cylinders andaxially slidable therein, the second cylinder enclosing a piston movableaxially therein, a hand-controlled push-button mounted on the saidsecond cylinder adapted to operate the said piston in the secondcylinder and to compress the air in the said tube, a compartmentprovided between the two cylinders and communicating with them, a checkvalve in the said compartment adapted to allow the compressed air underthe piston movable in the first tube, a discharge outlet for the escapeof compressed air, a hand controlled push-button adapted to uncover thesaid outlet, means adapted to restore the piston movable in the firsttube to its initial position in response to the discharge of compressedair, a sheath of rectangular shape housing the two cylinders, a lid madeof two parts, means adapted to make one of the said parts open or closeitself when the stick comes out of the first cylinder or when it comesback into the case, the other part forming a pushbutton mounted on thesecond cylinder adapted to operate the piston in the said secondcylinder.

7. A case fora lip-salve stick comprising a. chamber, a compartmentwithin said chamber, a

. lip-salve stick movable therein, a piston adapted to support the saidstick and movable axially in said compartment, an air pump housed withinsaid chamber and positioned exteriorly of said compartment for producingcompressed air within said chamber, means including valve means forpermitting the air compressed by said pump to flow into said compartmentagainst the under surface of said piston to force said piston upward insaid compartment and to thereby move the end of said stick out of thecase, a discharge outlet provided on the case for the escape of thecompressed air, and means adapted to retract the stick into the saidcompartment in response to the escape of the compressed air.

NOUCHEN ZAKARIAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,435,034 Ullman Nov. 7, 19221,854,458 DeQuincy Apr. 19, 1932 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date373,798 Great Britain June 2, 1932

